Do Sony fanboys tarnish the playstation brand?

Funny is that I feel it's rather opposite. I see people praising PS4 and with that, the amount of anti-Sony comments have increased a lot. It feels as if these latest days a lot of threads have been about PS4 whether it's positive or negative. This thread is a good example, acting like Sony fanboys are the only baddies here.

I feel the other way around, the most annoying persons aren't the Sony fanboys but the Sony haters. The Sony haters are being very sad at this stage. It just feels as if everytime the PS4 fans deliver happy news, haters get all upset. Look at the thread on the first page about how you get 7 days of free PSN+ time everytime you purchase a game and watch how several people are trying so hard to spin it into something negative.

If any fanboy tarnishes any product for any person, that person needs to get off the internet, stat.

Yes, very much so.

First post nails it

All fanboys tarnish the platform they represent

Anyone who lets strangers on the internet tarnish an entire brand for them sounds like a delicate little flower to me.

The kind of people who only let up on the crying and moaning when it's time to change their tampon, hurr de durr, other macho insults. But yeah, that first sentence.

I like this post.

There's no way I'm throwing money at MS next gen so I'm going for the PS4 but Sony fans are worse than the others by some distance Yeh .

But that's known for some time now and covered by more than one website .

Not Fanboy Wars.

Nothing is worse than xbox fanboy, needing to use 8 year old thread and random blog to defend xbone. This year only confirm that, with xbox fanboy defending soviet MS policy and pay more for weak hardware and spy device. Maybe only people worse than xbox fanboy is MS, who pays website and engage in disgusting tactic.

I think all fanboys are just as bad as each other. I find it pathetic to align yourself with a company or piece of plastic that doesn't give two shits about you.

Fanboys tarnish all brands.

Pretty much.

riiiiight. then it defies logic of why I still own and play my PS1 and 2. try again homie. as for the first commenter, no. the relentless idiocy of these people combined with a complete lack of guys has been a turn of for me at this point.

Gaming seems to attract a bizarre kind of loyalty and attachment to a company that you don't really get anywhere else other than maybe the Apple support forums, where the first response to any problem you may be having is always "this must be something you are doing, don't blame apple."

While fanboys definitely *exist* for other platforms - without a doubt - the Playstation over the years has always had a more militant group of fawning fedora-wearers obsessed with the damned thing. Way more fansites. Way more aggression towards perceived source of criticism.

The Wii attracted a mass audience which treated the thing like any other piece of electronics - just a piece of electronics. The xbox tended to attract people who didn't really give a shit or even know who made it. They could be xbox fanboys, sure, but more in a 'Xbox is the bomb, yo! Gears of WAR man!' than 'I would take a bullet for Jay Allard.'

Anyway... all fanboys are very strange individuals who I personally cannot relate to in any way. 99% of the things I purchase I end up despising by the time they crap out or I upgrade to something else.

"STUPID SHITTY IPHONE KEEPS DROPPING MY CALLS!"
"STUPID GOD DAMNED 360 RROD AGAIN ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
"HOLY SHIT SONY ARE YOU KIDDING WITH HOW LONG THIS UPDATE IS TAKING?"

@greensand24: Fan boys on either end of the spectrum tarnish gaming in general. Why pledge allegiance to a company when all they want is your fucking money. Just playing the games should be enough. I have never in my life as a gamer seen so much hate and disparity from this minority of babies that are basically having pissing contests. Kind of saddens me as a gamer. If you are a gamer then it should really make know difference and you should be open to new experiences. So quit bitching and play the games. All systems have something for everyone.

nope. Only PlayStation offers the kind of experience that I want.

Sonygaf is so outrageously biased its beyond belief. Just click any Xbox One thread no matter the title. Its self-explanatory.

@Bruin1986:

"Yes, because "hurting my feeweeings" and literally threatening someone's life is totally equivalent."

Exactly. That's why I laugh at all the "butthurt lemming " comments. Do these fools even think before they type?

Totally believable. Someone who gets put off by the idiocy of fanboys just happens to be only put off by Cows. Oh, and this person also happens to be a big Playstation fan.

You've convinced me, lol.

Yeah... while there are some huge idiots among hermits and lems, they don't have the likes of brofists.

Never seen a more deluded fanboy bunch than cows...

Actually nowadays Google fanboys are worse than Apple fanboys and this is coming from someone who doesn't like either really but is using an S4.

Google fanboys are the worst. They were actually celebrating the death of Steve Jobs just because he was part of the competition and they were saying really vulgar statements such as "Well now that the competition lost it's head, Google will reign supreme LOL" and "Good riddance that he's gone, now that he's gone, Apple will surely come to an end". Anybody that celebrates something like that, is vile.

Go on Google+ and say anything true negative con about the Nexus5 such as it is not that great of an upgrade from the Nexus 4 or it doesn't have an SD card slot and you'll have google fanboys wishing death on you. No joke. Google fanboys are the absolute worst now.

Apple fanboys were annoying as ever though I'll give you that and a few years ago, they were the worst fanboys ever but Google fanboys have taken that crown from them.

@NameIess_One: Hermits have Jancarop, though.

Damn... didn't even know there were Google fanboys!

For me, Google is nothing more than a search engine.

its sad that fan boys loves a piece of plastic so much, do you guys have anything better going on in your lives?

Yes check any phone site. They'll be there wishing death and destruction on the competition

Let me just get real with these cows for a sec...

To those of you making the "Lol, butthurt Lem " comments....

Please tell me who the actual butthurt person is. The one who threatens someone else because they said something negative about their plastic lover even though the same person has also said positive things about their plastic lover

....or the person calling out the behavior of the idiotic person above regarding the threatening behavior who happens to be affiliated with a certain fanatical group.

Thinking....something that is still a work in progress for the caveman playstation fan.

As someone who was a "cow" up until about 2 years ago, I really feel that in about the last 6 months they have grown and have gotten worse. I mean, how many times a thread to we have to see "Praise Kaz and thank you Sony for this greatness, we are truly not worthy." I mean c'mon guys, these aren't gods here. It's a freaking game console.

Wow, if a group of idiots (like all fanboys) make you hate a console then I think you need to step away from the internet and take a walk outside. I view this whole system wars thing as fun and games. If you take it seriously enough to actually hate a console then I've got some REALLY bad news for you son...You're a fuking loser.

wow, good find. Although I'm not surprised. It has been the case since 2005 (perhaps before that, but I didn't use to visit these forums much back then).

And to be honest, I really wish to know why they act like that.

@StriateEnd:

Sadly, I think a lot of people here take system wars seriously.

Fanboys will be fanboys. Cows are annoying as shit, ATM... Lems have been just as bad, when the PS3 sucked.

Yeah, what happened to the older, lol worthy lems like RR360DD, timbers and jimmypsn? Now we have sad, depressing, straw grasping fellas like op, blackace, mems, that fella with the boomerang ps3 controller in his avi and others.

Guys, guess what? System Wars isn't meant to hurt your feelings! It's just some light hearted fun!

Undeniable:

Nintendo - 'The console market is too competitive an environment, therefore from now on we will no longer produce hardware but instead focus just on producing games. The next Zelda, Mario and Metroid will therefore be on the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360 and PC.'

Reaction? Sad to see Nintendo not making any more consoles. But the games live on, so that's nice.

Microsoft - 'Sadly our exclusive relationship with Epic Games has come to an end and all future Gears of War and other Epic games will also appear on the Playstation.'

Reaction? No shits given.

Sony - 'Sadly Naughty Dog have decided to return to being an independent studio, and accordingly all future Uncharted and other Naughty Dog games will also be on the Xbox.'

Reaction - absolute unmitigated shit storm. Petition begging them not to release the game on other platforms. Death threats to Naughty Dog developers. Boycotts.


Absolute gosh darned facts and cows know it whether they'll admit it or not.

@StriateEnd:

The irony here is that nobody would be calling out these fools if they themselves didn't take it seriously and act as though their lives were ending if something negative was being said about their plastic lover.

Perhaps you missed the part in my OP where I said such behavior here is pretty much acceptable. This is System Wars after all. As I said this goes beyond SW and the behavior is anything but light-hearted. Please look at the threatening behavior as evidence.

So please spare me your holier than thou attitude and learn to read and get the gist of what is being said here before talking shit.

Naughty Dog developers actually got death threats as well? Didn't know about that. With Bungie going 3rd party, you would have thought they would have gotten some as well but I haven't heard of that happening yet.

Whether or not Sony fanboys spew crap on here, reddit, neogaf, gametrailers or even real life, video games shouldn't rustle your jimmies so much. It's fucking video games, grow the **** up and learn to enjoy what you enjoy without getting butthurt because of fanboys.

Fanboys shouldn't make you hate a brand. If they do, then my point still stands on you taking this video games shit too damn seriously.

@StriateEnd:

Please point to where I said I hate the playstation because of fanboys.

Like I said learn to read. The funny thing is that I probably wouldn't have linked that article had I not seen the part about the guy being threatened. But hey you seem to don't have a problem with that. I could be wrong but you smell like a cow aka Sony apologist where anything and everything affiliated with Sony can do no wrong.

I was speaking in general.

Mate, you still seem butthurt.

"a cow aka Sony apologist where anything and everything affiliated with Sony can do no wrong."

You don't understand system wars buddy. It's all fun and games. I'm willing to bet 80% of system wars fanboys aren't actual fanboys. Neither am I btw. I've been gaming primarily on my 3ds and pc since I finished GTA 5 on my ps3.

Get thicker skin and stop being such a (I don't really like saying this) fucking pussy. I'm done with this thread.

All fanboys/girls do.

You are not so different.

Cows take religious fanaticism to a whole new level

@StriateEnd:

"You don't understand system wars buddy."

Lol what is there to understand? But once again I'm coming from an angle that goes beyond SW but you seem to be hard of hearing or devoid of any reading comprehension.

Also you are naive if you think most people don't take this forum serious. But whether one wants to be serious or a silly ass is that person's prerogative so long as they don't stray too far from the rules.

Again the irony in your whole tirade about me taking stuff serious is hilarious when it's Sony fans in and outside this forum who take things to the extreme.

...and as I said its pretty much accepted here because of where we are. Again I point to the article and most notably the threatening behavior that was cited by the author. If I'm a pussy for talking about threatening behavior from someone who was upset about someone talking badly about their plastic lover then so be it.

It's funny that you're quick to talk about me lightening up but you dismiss someone threatening someone else for criticizing their plastic lover. So yeah Ill be a pussy...PUSSY!

I would argue (successfully) that since E3, Microsoft Fanboys have made Sony look BETTER just based on their jealousy and lack of consumer intelligence.

no, it's not like they have some kind of universal reputation around the internet that everyone knows about... oh wait.

http://www.destructoid.com/fact-ps3-fanboys-are-the-worst-149259.phtml

This.

Couldn't have said it better. xbox fnaboys are just butthurt now because all of their past arguments have blown up in their face and want to cry about it..back in 06 till mid 08 "the playstation has NO games" and "The PS3 is just a movie player" were lemmings battle cry and it was somehow all good dispite PS3 as a console having some real advantages.

Now that every aspect of what lemmings tired to make a bid deal over with the PS3 looks worse on xbox one, they are crying foul and want everyone to play nice and not point out xbone flaws or speak about the PS4 advantages.

let me explain what you have just done...it's called a generalization. And only a stupid or extremely desperate person tries to make broad sweeping arguments about an entire group based on them.

Fact is YOU only used it becaues you are a "butthurt" xbox one fan who can't stand the negativity the system gets from the majority of posters on here (not just "da cows") and are bitching to the "fanboys" becaues you can't make any logical arguments to defend the actual console you worship.

Lol, there are xbox fanboys IN THIS VERY THREAD who have violently lashed out curshing and swearing at other posters for not agreeing with this silly argument trying to paint one group worse than another.

It's quite interesting that lemmings here are the ones posting the angry, violent and flame filled posts while sony fans make humorus posts like "live love learn" but somehow you find "playstation fans the worst". LMAO.

no we don't matter, lol twitter sensations don't matter, either does francis etc. casuals matter and going to a Microsoft store yesterday talking to people about the system, they have no F* cking idea, maybe 2 guys know what they are talking about out of 30 people that came to the kiosk. it goes way beyond this so in reality it doesn't matter. if main stream press picks up on it like with DRM, then it matters, now all the bickering doesn't matter tho. Just my opinion.

butthurt lem is butthurt.